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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

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Discuss not just your years of experience, but the student groups you’ve taught, the philosophies you’ve followed (such as IB or Common Core), parent needs met, pedagogy you’ve rolled out, teacher groups you’ve led, and more. Also mention the add-ons you can use such as robotics, Arduino, or 3D printing. .

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Kindergarten — Human Robot. Next, pick an activity from the sequence — say, walking into the classroom and sitting down. If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes , Stickman, or Scribble Movie. Grade-levels below are guidelines. Scratch Jr. Daisy the Dinosaur.

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10 Myths about Teaching with Tech

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When these “digital natives” show up in my classroom, they have played with iPads and their parents’ smartphones enough to know how to swipe, tap, squeeze, and shake, but they know none of the nuances required to morph the device from a toy to a productivity tool. I don’t have time.

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How to use Sphero the Robot in STEM and Beyond – From Courtney Pepe

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As someone who primarily taught math and science when I was a classroom teacher, I associated robots, robotics curriculum, and robot apps as things that were only used in those subjects. However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero.

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How to Teach STEM Every Day

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Technology includes the iPads toddlers play on, the smartphones we use to guide our days, the apps that turn our lights on and off–or start our car. Thanks to Hour of Code , coding has gone mainstream in classrooms across the world. Classroom Architect. The classroom environment is very important to students.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Kindergarten — Human Robot. Next, pick an activity from the sequence — say, walking into the classroom and sitting down. If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes or Stickman. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a

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